UIElement

Class

Source: UIElement.h

Inherits from: Entity

Description

Base class for all user interface elements (buttons, labels, etc.).

Integrates with the scene graph and sets EntityType to UI_ELEMENT.

Inheritance

Entity → UIElement

Methods

UIElementType getType() const

Description:

Gets the type of the UI element.

Returns: The UIElementType.

virtual bool isFocusable() const

Description:

Checks if the element is focusable/selectable. Use this for navigation logic.

Returns: true if focusable, false otherwise.

void setFixedPosition(bool fixed)

Description:

Sets whether the element is in a fixed position (HUD/Overlay).

Parameters:

• fixed: True to enable fixed position.

bool isFixedPosition() const

Description:

Checks if the element is in a fixed position.

Returns: True if fixed position is enabled.

virtual void setPosition(pixelroot32::math::Scalar newX, pixelroot32::math::Scalar newY)

Description:

Sets the position of the element.

Parameters:

• newX: New X coordinate.
• newY: New Y coordinate.

virtual void getPreferredSize(pixelroot32::math::Scalar& preferredWidth, pixelroot32::math::Scalar& preferredHeight) const

Description:

Gets the preferred size of the element. Used by layouts to determine how much space the element needs.

Parameters:

• preferredWidth: Output parameter for preferred width (or -1 if flexible).
• preferredHeight: Output parameter for preferred height (or -1 if flexible).